Unless you’ve been living in a self-imposed media blackout throughout 2013, you’ve seen and heard bitcoin become a mainstream news topic. With its higher profile comes an inevitable increase in popularity and acceptance as payment. For example, DWI Attorney Jay Cohen of Houston, TX now accepts bitcoin. In Cypress, the world’s first Bitcoin ATM is […]
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Quick Alternatives For A Cashless World
“I don’t carry cash.” This has become a reoccurring mantra for many people these days what with the proliferation of credit cards, debit cards, Google Wallets, PayPal options, and other paper money substitutes. Sure, some people use this as an easy way to get out of being the one to leave a tip in a […]
What Are Bitcoins And Why Should You Care?
Hey, remember these guys? No, not those guys. These guys. The Winklevoss twins, most notable for trying to lay claim to much of Facebook’s profit, has invested a lot of money in Bitcoin. That may not seem like such a big deal, but Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss didn’t just lose out on Facebook billions and […]
Social Media Stock Market Prediction: Not My Cup Of Tea
Butler’s Wharf lies on the south bank of the Thames, just to the East of Tower Bridge. One hundred years ago, tea clippers unloaded crates of tea from China and India, a commodity that made many investors rich and cemented the reputation of the Brits as a nation of tea drinkers, exchanging gossip over the […]